Environment-Renewables
BlueNext and Markit announce new carbon index
Environmental exchange BlueNext has announced that it will form a strategic partnership with financial information provider Markit, to create a range of emission index products.
Regulators and exchanges prepare for boom in carbon trading
As the Obama administration moves closer to introducing a cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gases, US regulators and other players are preparing for steep growth in the emissions market.
Regulator expands energy panel to examine carbon trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed 11 members to a newly expanded panel established to prepare the government for carbon trading.
Centrica invests in EDF's UK nuclear business
UK utility Centrica has bought a stake in EDF's newly-acquired nuclear business in the UK.
London Array wind farm receives final investment
Utilities DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar have announced that they will invest €2.2bn in building the first 630MW phase of the London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
Australia's carbon scheme delayed to 2011
The Australian government has delayed the start of its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) to July 2011 and announced a more ambitious emissions reduction target for 2020.
Biofuels get boost from clean energy revolution
The US Government has announced plans designed to boost the use of advanced biofuels through research, investment and the national Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Landfill of Plenty
Government incentives to produce 'green' electricity mean that despite the credit crunch, new waste-to-energy technologies continue to attract interest from venture capitalists, raising hopes for further financing opportunities once the economy begins…
Solar contracts to the rescue?
The Solar Power Purchase Agreement, key to funding the industry in the US, is under threat due to the economic downturn. Elisa Wood investigates
An ethical Investment
Earth Capital Partners - the newly formed sustainable development investment business - plans to raise $5 billion over the next five years to invest in global SD projects. Katie Holliday talks to partner Ben Cotton and chief executive officer Rufus Warner
Summer 2009
The latest on investment and finance within the environmental and renewables sectors. In-depth features on the VERs market, US solar power contracts, waste-to-energy and a Q&A with Earth Capital Partners
Beyond compliance
Community-level emission reduction projects are in demand as compliance buyers diversify carbon offset portfolios and corporates seek out sustainable green projects. Voluntary and compliance market methodologies and pricing are therefore becoming…
BlueNext to move into US carbon market
European environmental exchange BlueNext has announced plans to open a New York office this summer and launch Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) products by the end of 2009.
RWE/E.ON and EDF win UK nuclear auction
The UK government has confirmed that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has successfully completed the auction of three potential new nuclear sites for a combined total of £387 million, significantly more than the government had previously expected to…
First domestic Australian CER trade
The first Certified Emission Reduction (CER) trade between two Australian counterparties has been made by Victorian electricity generator Loy Yang Power (LYP) and Queensland-based commodity trading and risk management firm Arcadia Energy Trading. The…
Dong extends offshore UK wind investment
Denmark based Dong Energy has announced that it will build a second offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea as part of a €1.3 million (US$ 1.7 million) investment plan.